explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to ask a question; to ask questions
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
let's not say (such things) to each other
to run through; to run past
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
several hundred; hundreds (of)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
substitution; alternative; substitute
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
small number; few; minority
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
installation (esp. software)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to have the privilege of doing
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender